About IK

Dr. Indresh Kumar

Present Position: Professor, Department of Chemistry, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus

Post Doctoral Experience:

Post-doctoral research fellow, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo (April 2008 – August 2009)

Administrative Position Held:

Head, Department of Chemistry (2022-2024)

Doctoral Research Committee Member

Collaborators:

1. Hiroshima University (Japan)

2. Tel Aviv University, Israel

3. BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus (UAE)

4. IIIM-Jammu (CSIR-Lab)

5. University of Jammu, (J&K)

6. BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

Projects :

DST-SERB (ANRF/ARG/2025) [ 2026 - Ongoing ]
FAST-Track Project, Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi [2012-2015]
RIG, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani [2012-2014]
OPERA-Grant by BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus[2014-2019]
CRG, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani [2015-2017]
DST-SERB, New Delhi [2017-2020]
DST-SERB New Delhi N-PDF Fellowship project to Dr. Sateeshvarma Vanaparthi[2017-2019]
Praveen Lab. Pvt. Ltd., Surat[2019-21][Industrial Project]
DST-SERB, CRG-Project, New Delhi [2020-2023]

Abroad Visiting Experience:

A Research collaborative visit to Hiroshima University, Japan, (12 days, August-September 2024).
A Research collaborative visit to Tel Aviv University, Israel (05 days, December 2018).
A Research collaborative visit to Hiroshima University, Japan, (12 days, August-September 2018).
Visiting Professor at Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, (10 days, January 2017).
Visiting Professor at Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, (one month, June – July 2010).
Post-doctoral research fellow, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo (April 2008 – August 2009)
Visiting Young Indian Scientist at Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo(Two weeks May – June 2007).

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